Upcoming story: When I Become the Demon Emperor in an Otome Novel. Blurb coming soon
"To love and be parted, to long for what you cannot have, to meet those you resent: no suffering in life is greater than this."
In her three hundredth year as Demon Venerable, Ruan Qing finally understood the words of the bald monk who had tried to guide her to salvation. Unfortunately, it was too late.
With her own power, she turned the world upside down, did as she pleased, and ruled the cultivation world for centuries. She drank the strongest liquor, ate the most expensive meals, spent money in the most satisfying ways, and admired the most beautiful... Ahem.
She wielded the swiftest sword, made countless enemies, and earned a fearsome reputation.
In the final battle against the righteous sects, she was caught off guard and run through. Still, she took all the enemies she could down with her, so the road ahead wouldn't be lonely.
It was just a shame she hadn't had time to leave a peach blossom at her senior brother's grave this year. That was what she thought in her fading moments.
Then...
She closed her eyes and woke up three hundred years in the past, with everything to do over again.
On the outside, she was a pitiful girl unloved by her father and mother. In reality, future Demon Venerable Ruan Qing watched the young man's face turn from red to white, then green... and wanted to cry.
She had imagined plenty of possibilities for what came after death, but she never expected the underworld to turn her away.
And... on the very first day of being reborn, she made her senior brother think there was something wrong with her head!!! How was she supposed to preserve her image as a sweet, well-behaved little fairy in his eyes???
On the outside, she seemed calm as could be. On the inside, she was rolling around and sobbing. Remembering the stark contrast between her hated reputation in her past life and her enemies' glorious lives, she resolved to change her ways.
This time, no one could stop her. She, Ruan Qing, would become the new moral paragon. How hard could it be to go from Demon Venerable to the righteous world's shining beacon?
A tiny little task. How could it possibly be... difficult?
Years later, Ruan Qing sat on the Demon Venerable's throne once more and fell silent. Did marrying the righteous world's shining beacon count as standing on the moral high ground?
Nan Li, the moon-bright, breezy senior brother, was utterly bewildered. Ever since he came down the mountain for a mission, his junior sister, whom he'd raised from childhood, had seemed to go off the rails. Nothing about her was right anymore.
"Senior Brother, leave this to me. Step back."
"Senior Brother, I'm hungry. Feed me!"
"Junior Sister, I..."
"Don't worry, Senior Brother. I've already beaten the bad guys away." The young woman turned and smiled brightly, with sparkling eyes and unmatched beauty.
Her methods were just a little too brutal.
Nan Li, firmly shielded behind her, looked at the evil cultivator on the ground, beaten within an inch of his life, and at the instruments of torture even the Discipline Hall wouldn't use. His expression was complicated and his mind full of worries. Yes, something was definitely wrong.
Junior Sister, put your sword away!!!
As he lay awake worrying that she might stray from the righteous path, his junior sister told him she was going to become the righteous world's shining beacon.
Years later,
Nan Li gazed tenderly at the woman seated high above him.
Everyone knew that those who turned from righteousness to evil were destined to have no family or friends, to live in solitude, and to die hated by all. But if he couldn't bring his junior sister back to the righteous path, then there was only one option... to offer himself to the demon.
How about I, the righteous world's shining beacon, try to redeem you?
Upcoming story: When I Become the Demon Emperor in an Otome Novel
Luo Qing was a pitiful, delicate catmint spirit. On the first day of her adulthood, she won the position of Demon Emperor through fair competition. From then on, her life as a demon, which would last thousands of years, settled into a pleasing routine: work, sleep, cuddle fluffy creatures, and let them cuddle her.
Who could understand the joy of being surrounded by fluffy creatures every day? She could.
Holding a tiny kitten that mewed and purred in her arms, the Demon Emperor sighed with satisfaction. Her only troubles were that the Heavenly Emperor and Demon Venerable had gotten into another fight today, so she had to break it up, and that the Netherworld Lord and Human Emperor would flip the table tomorrow, so she'd have to break that up too.
But honestly, life as ruler of the demon realm was long and happy.
Until one day, a dream brought it all to a sudden stop.
In the dream, her old friends, usually troublemaking and fond of fighting, seemed like completely different people.
Not only did they talk like dogs and gaze devotedly at a mysterious young woman who appeared out of nowhere, but they also tore up their peace treaty for her and fought until the world was turned upside down and countless lives were lost.
Of course, that wasn't even the worst part. The worst part was that in the dream she was a man!!! And not just any man, but a reformed playboy who devoted himself to the woman without complaint, dragging the entire demon realm into the mess for her sake and his own selfish desires.
Luo Qing: ????
No thanks. I'm leaving.
The Demon Emperor woke up feeling thoroughly disgusted and lay in her most luxurious bedchamber, shaken. She decided to find a fluffy creature to comfort herself, and then...
She heard: "Your Majesty, this is bad. The Demon Venerable is at the door, demanding that you return Miss Bai."
"Your Majesty, something's happened. The Heavenly Emperor and the Demon Venerable are fighting over Miss Bai."
"Your Majesty, Miss Bai says that even if you take her body, you'll never have her heart."
Luo Qing: "..."
Make them all get out of the demon realm!!!!
From then on, the Demon Emperor, who had no desires and cared only for fluffy creatures, was not only saddled with the image of a man secretly in love with the young woman, but also had to clash and scheme against her old friends, doing everything she could to make them return to normal.
I'm tired. Let's destroy everything.
If I've committed a sin, let a kitten punish me. Don't make me go break the legs of this bunch of lunatics.
Bonus scene:
What happened after everyone returned to normal and remembered everything:
Reports say the Reincarnation Platform was packed that day. Rulers from every realm except the demon realm showed up in disguise to get in line.
Theme: My fate is mine to decide, not heaven's.
Please update it a little more, it's really well written.
Why don't you update it again?
What about you?? (??  ̄?? ̄? )?? ??
Finally I've been waiting for you
Silly, if you don't fall in love, you will still die.
? ? ? Has the author not updated this book?
It's a scam! ! ! (Crying with joy)
Wow, what did I see? Finally updated.
Madam, when will she update?
Does the subscription rate have to be 100%? (T_T)